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Sakai Hōitsu
Selection of Thirty-six Poets Beyond the Anthologiesearly 19th century

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Ink and wash painting on cream paper of a seated robed figure gazing upward, surrounded by Japanese cursive calligraphy, mounted on olive-gold textile
Ink and light wash painting on paper, mounted with gold borders; seated elderly bald man in layered grey and white robes, glancing upward, with a fan at his side; columns of Japanese cursive calligraphy and a red seal surrounding the figure.
Ink painting on paper mounted in gold silk, depicting a seated male court figure in layered Heian-period robes and black lacquered cap, rendered in spare brushwork. Columns of Japanese cursive calligraphy and a red seal surround the figure.
Album leaf with ink and light wash painting of a seated court figure in layered robes and a black lacquered cap, rendered with fluid brushwork; columns of Japanese cursive script surround the figure, with a red seal at lower right, mounted on gold silk borders.
Album leaf with ink and light color on paper; seated male figure in flowing robes and dark cap, holding a small decorated gourd, with brushed Japanese calligraphy in cursive script filling the upper portion; red collector's seal at lower left; gold-green silk mounting border.
Album leaf with ink and light color on paper, mounted with gold silk borders. A seated male figure in gray robes and a black court cap holds a small pink flower, rendered in fluid brushwork. Columns of Japanese cursive calligraphy fill the upper right and left portions of the composition, with a red seal at lower right.
Ink and light wash painting on paper, mounted with gold-green silk border. A courtier in layered robes and black kammuri cap seen from behind, rendered in minimal brushwork. Columns of Japanese cursive script surround the figure, with a red seal at lower left.
Album leaf with ink and light wash painting of a seated, shaved-head figure in a gray robe, rendered with fluid brushwork. Columns of Japanese calligraphy in both formal and cursive scripts fill the upper right and left, with a small red seal at lower left. Gold-green brocade border surrounds the composition.
Album leaf, ink and light wash on paper, mounted on gold silk. Seated figure in robes viewed from behind, head tilted upward. Columns of Japanese cursive calligraphy at upper right and left, with a red seal at lower left.
Hanging scroll with ink painting of a shaved-head figure seated from behind, wearing layered gray robes, surrounded by columns of Japanese cursive calligraphy in flowing brushwork, with a red seal at lower right, mounted on gold silk borders.
Album leaf with ink illustration of a seated court figure in pale green robes and black tall hat, shown in three-quarter rear view; vertical columns of Japanese cursive calligraphy fill the right and upper left; red seal at lower left; gold-green mounting border.
Hanging scroll with ink painting of a seated male court figure in pale green robes and black eboshi cap, rendered in minimal brushwork. Columns of Japanese cursive calligraphy surround the figure; red seal at lower left.
Album leaf with ink and light color on paper, seated male court figure in pale blue-green layered robes and black formal cap, rendered in loose brushwork, surrounded by columns of Japanese cursive calligraphy; red seal at lower left; gold-painted paper mount.
Album leaf with ink and light color on paper, depicting a seated male figure in dark gray robes with pale green and blue undergarments, head slightly raised; surrounded by columns of Japanese cursive calligraphy and a red seal at lower right, mounted on gold brocade.
Hanging scroll with ink painting of a seated robed figure, shaved head and short beard, wearing layered gray robes, surrounded by Japanese cursive calligraphy and a red seal impression at lower left.
Album leaf with ink painting and calligraphy on cream paper, mounted with gold-green silk borders. A shaved-headed figure in layered gray robes sits in profile facing left, rendered in loose, fluid brushwork. Columns of Japanese cursive kana script fill the left half, with Chinese characters in a more formal hand at upper right. A small red seal appears at lower right.
Album leaf with ink and light color on paper, seated male figure in pale grey-green court robes and small black cap, rendered with fluid brushwork; columns of Japanese cursive script above and to the right, with a red seal at lower right; gold-painted border.
Album leaf with ink on paper, a courtier in pale layered robes seated from behind, wearing a black court cap, surrounded by columns of Japanese cursive calligraphy and a red seal, mounted on gold-speckled border.
Album leaf with ink and light color, seated shaved-head figure in dark outer robes holding a thin staff, surrounded by columns of Japanese cursive script (kana) and a red seal at lower left, mounted on gold-green paper border
Album leaf with ink and light wash; seated male courtier in layered robes and black cap, shown in three-quarter view at lower left, with columns of Japanese cursive calligraphy above and to the right; red seal at lower right; gold-green brocade border.
Ink and light color painting on paper, mounted as a shikishi panel with olive-green silk border. Seated male figure in pale blue-gray court robes and black eboshi cap, rendered with minimal brushwork. Columns of Japanese cursive calligraphy surround the figure; red seal at lower right.
Hanging scroll with ink painting of a shaved-head figure seated in robes, rendered in loose brushwork with gray wash. Columns of Japanese cursive calligraphy and a red seal fill the surrounding space on cream paper with olive-green silk mounting.
Hanging scroll with ink and light color on paper; a seated figure in layered gray-brown robes with a pale blue head covering looks downward toward two white round objects in their lap; columns of Japanese cursive script fill the upper and right portions; red seal at lower left; gold brocade mounting.
Ink and light color painting on paper, mounted with gold silk borders. A seated male court figure in layered pale green and blue robes and black cap, holding a ritual baton, rendered in fine brushwork. Columns of Japanese cursive kana script fill the upper left, with larger kanji characters at upper right and a red seal at lower right.
Ink and light wash painting on paper mounted on gold-leafed border; seated male figure in pale green layered court robes and black formal cap, rendered with minimal brushwork; columns of Japanese calligraphy in cursive script at upper right and left; small red seal at lower left.
Hanging scroll with ink and light color on paper; seated court figure wearing a tall black cap and layered pale blue-green robes, rendered in fine brushwork; columns of Japanese cursive calligraphy fill the upper portion; red seal at lower right.
Hanging scroll with ink and light color on paper; seated figure of a shaved-head monk in gray outer robes and white hakama, holding a small implement, surrounded by columns of Japanese cursive calligraphy; gold brocade mounting border.
Ink painting on paper, mounted with gold-green silk border; seated court figure in profile wearing layered robes and eboshi cap, rendered in minimal brushwork; columns of Japanese cursive calligraphy and a red seal surround the figure.
Ink and light wash painting on paper, mounted with gold silk border. A shaved-head figure seated in formal robes of gray-brown, viewed from slightly below eye level. Japanese cursive script in brush calligraphy fills the upper portion, with a red seal at lower left.
Hanging scroll with ink painting of a seated, shaven-headed figure in robes gazing upward, rendered in loose brushwork with gray wash; columns of Japanese cursive calligraphy above and a red seal at lower right.
Ink and light color painting on paper, mounted with gold silk borders; a shaved-head figure seated cross-legged in pale ochre robes, rendered with minimal brushwork; columns of Japanese cursive calligraphy fill the upper right and left, with a red seal at lower left.
Album leaf with ink and light color on paper, depicting a shaved-head seated figure in a gray robe, looking upward with hands clasped; columns of Japanese cursive script fill the upper portion; red seal at lower left.
Hanging scroll with ink painting of a shaved-head figure seen from behind, seated in robes with head tilted upward, rendered in loose brushwork with gray wash; surrounded by columns of Japanese cursive calligraphy and a red seal at lower left, mounted on gold-green brocade.
Hanging scroll with ink painting of a shaved-head monk seated on the ground, chin resting on one hand, wearing dark robes. Cursive Japanese calligraphy fills the upper portion, with a red seal at lower right.
Album leaf with ink and light wash, seated male court figure in formal robes and black eboshi cap, rendered with minimal brushwork; columns of Japanese cursive script fill the upper right and left portions of the cream ground, with a red seal at lower left.
Hanging scroll, ink and light color on paper, mounted on gold-green silk. A bearded elderly man seated on spread robes, gazing upward, rendered in loose brushwork with gray wash. A fly whisk rests on the ground before him. Columns of Japanese calligraphy in cursive script fill the upper portion, with a red seal at lower left.
Artist or Maker
Sakai Hōitsu
Title
Selection of Thirty-six Poets Beyond the Anthologies
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
early 19th century
Period
Edo period (1603 - 1868)
Medium
Album; ink and color on paper, brocade cover
Dimensions
Image: 8 1/2 x 8 in. (21.59 x 20.32 cm) each; Mount: 10 9/16 x 9 1/2 x 3/4 in. (26.86 x 24.13 x 1.91cm)
Credit Line
Gift of George and Lillian Kuwayama
Accession Number
M.2007.223.1-.36
Classification
Books
Collecting Area
Japanese Art